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Russell Howarth
Personal information
Full name Russell Michael Howarth[1]
Date of birth (1982-03-27) 27 March 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth York, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1996–1999 York City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 York City 8 (0)
2002–2005 Tranmere Rovers 12 (0)
2005–2007 Bradford City 11 (0)
Total 31 (0)
International career
1999 England U16 2 (0)
2000–2001 England U18 4 (0)
2001–2002 England U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Russell Michael Howarth (born 27 March 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Howarth started his career in the youth system of hometown club York City in 1996 while a schoolboy, before becoming a trainee in 1998. He made his first team debut at the age of 17, playing in the first six games of the 1999–2000 season. During this run in the team he signed a professional contract with the club. However, he was unable to play regularly for York because of the form of Bobby Mimms and Alan Fettis. After having trials with Premier League and First Division clubs, Howarth left York in November 2002 to sign for Tranmere Rovers for a five-figure fee. Here, he again played sporadically, only having runs in the team when first-choice goalkeeper John Achterberg was unavailable. After being released by Tranmere in 2005, Howarth signed for Bradford City. However, he was unable to dislodge Donovan Ricketts in goal and was released in 2007. He immediately retired from football and started working as a paramedic.

While at York, Howarth played for England at a number of youth levels. He was capped twice at under-16 level in 1999, while still a trainee at York. He tussled with Chelsea's Rhys Evans for a starting place in the under-18 side, playing for them in 2001 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifying. After making four under-18 appearances from 2000 to 2001, he progressed to the under-20 side, competing with Evans, Stephen Bywater and Boaz Myhill for a place in the side. He was capped four times for the side from 2001 to 2002 before being given a late call-up to the under-21 squad for the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Following his move to Tranmere he was still included in under-21 squads, but failed to be capped at that level.

Early life

Howarth was born in York, North Yorkshire to Michael and Lyn Howarth (née Hammond).[1][2][3] He was baptised in Riccall, North Yorkshire.[4] He attended Barlby High School.[4] As a youth he played as a goalkeeper for Olympia Station FC, before representing York and District Schools at the age of 12.[2] In one season however he played as a left-sided midfielder and scored 29 goals.[2] He soon returned to playing in goal and impressed Huntington School teacher Alan Whitehead, a former York City player, who was running the York and District team.[2]

Club career

York City

Howarth started his career with hometown club York City in their youth system, joining in 1996 on schoolboy terms.[2] In the summer of 1998 he signed a three-year academy scholarship at York and became a first-year trainee.[2] During May 1999 he played for York in the Candia-66 International Under-20s Tournament, a youth tournament hosted in Europe.[5] York won the tournament after defeating Trenkvin Slowakigie in the final; Howarth saved two penalty kicks in the 4–2 penalty shoot-out victory.[5] At the age of 17 he made his first team debut for Third Division York in a 1–0 victory at home to Swansea City in the opening game of the 1999–2000 season on 7 August.[6] He started the season as York's first-choice first team goalkeeper ahead of the experienced Bobby Mimms,[7] keeping clean sheets in the first three games of the campaign.[6] On 26 August, two days after making his fifth successive appearance, Howarth signed a three-year professional contract with York.[1][6][8] However, after conceding 11 goals in three games, and having played in York's first six games of the season,[6] manager Neil Thompson dropped him in favour of the more experienced Mimms.[9] York's management team insisted Howarth's exclusion was intended to safeguard the player, and was not based on merit.[10] His next appearance came as a 72nd-minute substitute in York's 2–0 defeat away at Plymouth Argyle on 19 February 2000 following an injury to Mimms.[11][12] Howarth was favoured over Mimms for the following game, a 0–0 draw at home to Exeter City on 26 February,[13] in which he gave a "solid showing".[14] However, following the signing of Northern Ireland international Alan Fettis, Howarth was once again restricted to the York bench.[15] His first season in senior football finished with eight appearances.[6]

In May Howarth played for Premier League club Leeds United in a seven-a-side tournament in Singapore, because their own goalkeepers were unavailable.[16] He also represented York in the Candia-66 International Under-20s Tournament for a second successive summer, although he only played one game as he was being rested after playing for Leeds.[17] His first appearance of the 2000–01 season came in York's 5–1 defeat at home to Stoke City in the League Cup first round first leg.[18] During the match he fumbled a Graham Fenton cross, and Stoke were able to open the scoring from the error.[18] He garnered praise from York's part-time goalkeeping coach and former Everton player Neville Southall, who Howarth held as a boyhood hero, by saying "Russ can be as good as he wants to be. He works hard and has a great attitude when a lot of youngsters today at big clubs don't have such a good attitude. He will succeed. Even if it is in three, five or even ten years, he will succeed."[19] With Fettis being rested Howarth made his second appearance of the season on 9 January 2001, starting in a 4–0 defeat at home to Darlington in the Football League Trophy Northern Section first round.[20][21] Despite conceding four goals he was the only player to escape criticism from manager Terry Dolan, who said "He was let down by everyone else around him. He had no protection whatsoever. His kicking was excellent and he did everything else he had to do without a problem."[21] Due to the good form of Fettis,[22] Howarth finished the season with only two appearances.[20]

Howarth made his first appearance of the 2001–02 season in the 2–0 defeat away at Notts County on 16 October in the Football League Trophy Northern Section first round.[23] Having made a number of fine saves he was named man of the match and Dolan remarked that "he is playing as well as I have seen him and he is putting real pressure on Alan Fettis."[24][25] Despite not featuring regularly for York he spent four days on trial with Premier League outfit Sunderland, training with the side for three days and playing 45 minutes of a practice match against Huddersfield Town.[26] Howarth then spent a brief period on trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers of the First Division in January 2002.[27] He played in a reserve team game against Huddersfield and reportedly impressed manager Dave Jones.[27] Howarth made his first league appearance for York in over two years as a substitute for an injured Fettis in the 65th minute of a 3–0 home win over Bristol Rovers on 17 April.[28][29] Two days later he was offered a new contract by York.[30] With Fettis still injured for the following game, Howarth was selected to start for the first time since February 2000 in the 1–0 defeat away at Scunthorpe United, York's final game of the season.[31][32] He finished the season with three appearances.[33]

Larger clubs became interested in buying him during the summer and he decided to consider his options before deciding on his future.[34] He trialled with Everton in May 2002,[34] and played in a friendly against Falkirk in the Alex Scott Memorial Trophy, in which he kept a clean sheet.[35] He later revealed he was interested in a move to Everton and due to Fettis' good form for York he decided to pursue a move from the club.[36][37] After his York contract expired on 30 June Howarth joined Wolves for a second trial in July for a two-week period.[38] After playing in Wolves' opening pre-season friendly against Morecambe he was invited to join them for their pre-season tour of Portugal.[39] Despite being out of contract at York the club was entitled a fee as he was under 24 years of age, but a bid of £60,000 from Wolves was rejected.[40][41] He was recalled by York to take part in a pre-season friendly against Sunderland, although he refused to participate.[42] Howarth told Dolan he did not want to play for the club as any potential injury could have ended his proposed transfer to Wolves.[42][43] His proposed move to Wolves continued until August and late that month he trained with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.[44] He played in a practice match for Tottenham,[45] but after they failed to follow up their interest in him Wolves made a bid to sign him on loan, which York again rejected.[41] After Marlon Beresford left York and Howarth's proposed moves elsewhere fell through he re-signed for the club on a week-to-week contract.[46][47] Despite this, he spent two days on trial with Premier League side Newcastle United in late September.[48] Howarth's first appearance of the 2002–03 season came in a 4–3 defeat to Lincoln City on 22 October in the Football League Trophy Northern Section first round after Fettis was rested due to injury.[49][50]

Tranmere Rovers

Howarth eventually completed a move away from York, signing for Second Division club Tranmere Rovers for an undisclosed five-figure fee on 5 November.[51] York chairman John Batchelor later revealed the transfer fee was an initial figure of £25,000.[52] After signing Howarth said, "I felt I had gone a little bit stale at York and the time was right to move on".[53] He made his debut for Tranmere three weeks later in the 2–1 defeat away at Cardiff City in an FA Cup first round replay on 26 November, entering play as a 72nd-minute substitute after John Achterberg was sent off.[54] Tranmere did not concede a goal during Howarth's 18 minutes on the pitch and his performance was positive, as he looked "cool and composed between the sticks".[54] However, with Achterberg established in the Tranmere goal Howarth had to wait until 4 February 2003 to make his league debut against Cheltenham Town, coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute after Achterberg sustained an injury.[55][56] He conceded two goals in 33 minutes on the pitch on as Tranmere went on to lose the game 3–1.[56] Howarth returned to the substitutes' bench for the following game against Swindon Town on 8 February as Achterberg had recovered from his injury.[57] His first start in a Tranmere shirt came over two months later in a 0–0 draw away at Luton Town on 5 April after Achterberg picked up an injury in training the previous day.[58] He kept his starting place for the following match, a 1–0 victory at home to Wycombe Wanderers on 12 April.[59] Despite keeping clean sheets in both of these games, he was dropped for the next game against Notts County on 19 April.[60]

Howarth continued to be kept out of the side in the 2003–04 season and only made his first appearance after Achterberg was injured during the warm-up against Swindon on 3 March 2004.[61] Tranmere lost the game 2–0 although his performance was positive, making a number of good saves.[61] However, Achterberg was declared fit for the following game against Millwall on 7 April and Howarth returned to the bench.[62] He did not play another game for Tranmere that season.[63] Howarth's first appearance of the 2004–05 season came as a 20th-minute substitute after Achterberg was injured away at Hull City on 18 December.[64] After conceding a goal scored by Ian Ashbee in the 34th minute, Howarth was then also injured in a challenge with Stuart Elliott, and was substituted at half-time.[64] He was available for Tranmere's next game against Barnsley on 26 December, and with Achterberg ruled out for the Christmas period with a knee injury he started in a 1–1 draw.[65][66] This meant Howarth had a run of nine consecutive games in goal for Tranmere, with an appearance against Oldham Athletic in the Football League Trophy Northern semi-final on 25 January 2005 being his last before Achterberg made a return against Luton on 29 January.[67][68] He failed to play for the side again that season, and was released by Tranmere on 24 May.[69][70]

Bradford City

On 8 June 2005, Howarth signed a two-year contract with League One club Bradford City.[71] He was signed to provide competition for Donovan Ricketts; manager Colin Todd said "It was a position we needed filling badly. I am delighted to have got a keeper of Russell's calibre".[71] Despite being given a chance to affirm himself in pre-season with Ricketts away on international duty,[72] it was Ricketts who started the 2005–06 season as first-choice goalkeeper.[73] Howarth made his debut in Bradford's fourth game of the season away at Rotherham United on 20 August, coming on as a 27th-minute substitute after Ricketts was injured.[73][74] The match finished in a 1–1 draw.[73] He made his first start in the subsequent 5–0 victory over League Two side Rochdale in the League Cup first round on 23 August.[73] These were the first two appearances of a 12-game run in the team, before being dropped after nearly two months when Ricketts returned from injury against Port Vale on 15 October.[73][75] His last two appearances for Bradford that season, which came when Ricketts was suspended, were a 5–3 defeat at home to Barnsley in an FA Cup second round replay and a 2–1 defeat at home to Rotherham on 17 December.[73][76] Howarth finished his first campaign at Bradford with a career-record 15 appearances.[77]

After starting the 2006–07 season again as second-choice to Ricketts, he revealed his desire for a loan away from Bradford for first team football, saying "It is approaching make or break in terms of my career. I need to start playing regularly again as soon as possible".[78] Former club York, by this time playing in the Conference National, made a failed bid to sign him on loan in September 2006.[79] Howarth's first and only appearance of the season, a 2–1 defeat at home to Scunthorpe in the Football League Trophy Northern Section first round on 17 October, proved to be the last game of his career.[80] He was released by Bradford on 9 May 2007 and subsequently retired from professional football at the age of 25.[81][82]

International career

England under-16

Howarth received his first international call-up when he was included in the England national under-16 team to play Turkey on 12 January 1999.[2] He was the only player with a club from below the top two divisions to have been selected.[2] He made his debut in the match as a 70th minute substitute for Chelsea's Rhys Evans, with England winning 2–0.[83] His second cap and first start for the side came two months later in a 1–0 victory at home to Turkey on 30 March.[83] Following the game, Sky Sports commentator Brian Marwood described his performance as "outstanding".[84]

England under-18

Howarth's next international call-up came over a year later when selected for the under-18s for a game against Luxembourg on 27 April 2000, this time being one of two players with clubs below the top two divisions.[85] He debuted for the side after coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Evans in this game, in a 2–0 victory for England.[86] Howarth was then called up for a friendly with Israel on 1 September,[87] although he did not feature in the game as Evans was chosen to start.[88] In September he was named in the team that would participate in a 2001 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying mini-tournament hosted in Ancona, Italy.[89] He failed to appear in the first game against Andorra on 7 October, but made his first start for the under-18s in the next game, a 5–0 victory over the Faroe Islands on 9 October.[88] Howarth was excluded from the line-up for the final game against Italy, which England won to progress to the intermediate qualifying round.[88][90]

Howarth was called up for a friendly against Belgium at Bradford City's Valley Parade on 16 November, in which he started as England won 3–2, despite Evans having seemingly established himself as the number one goalkeeper for the under-18s.[88][91] He was then included in the squad for another friendly against the Netherlands on 1 March 2001,[92] although Evans was eventually chosen to play ahead of Howarth.[88] He was called into the squads to play Poland in the intermediate qualifying round,[93][94] although he failed to play a part in either leg of the tie, as Evans started in both the 1–0 loss at White Hart Lane on 22 March and the 0–0 away draw on 26 April.[88] With Evans omitted from the squad to play Switzerland at FC Grenchen's Stadion Brühl in a friendly on 30 May, Howarth started in a 1–0 defeat. The match, in which he was substituted for Boaz Myhill of Aston Villa, proved to be his final appearance for the under-18s.[88][95]

England under-20

Howarth was ineligible to play for the under-19 team due to an alteration to the England set-up,[96] and was subsequently called up for the under-20 game against Portugal at St Mary's Stadium on 21 November.[97] The game was England's first at under-20 level since the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.[97] He started the game and was substituted for Myhill after half-time, with the side winning the game 1–0.[98] Howarth came on for England as a half-time substitute for Evans in a 3–0 victory over Finland in their penultimate friendly ahead of the 2002 Toulon Tournament.[98][99] A call-up came for the final friendly away at Portugal on 10 April,[100] and he again entered as a half-time substitute, this time for Myhill.[98]

After originally being left out the squad, he was given a last minute call-up to play at the Toulon Tournament in May, after Stephen Bywater was called up for the under-21 team.[101] Howarth did not play in the first group game against Poland on 10 May as Bywater started, but in the second game against Portugal he was chosen ahead of Evans in a 1–0 victory over Portugal on 12 May.[98] However, he was dropped for the final group game against Brazil on 14 May to make way for Evans, who also played in England's final game in the tournament against Japan on 17 May.[98]

England under-21

Shortly after the under-20s' exit from the Toulon Tournament, Howarth was called up for the under-21 side playing in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship after Bywater and Evans picked up injuries.[102] He was on the bench for England's final two group games against Italy and Portugal, and after losing both of these games the team was eliminated.[103][104] Following the tournament he was re-called by the under-21s for a game against Yugoslavia on 6 September,[105] although Liverpool's Chris Kirkland started.[106] He was then included in the squad for the under-21s' next game against Slovakia on 11 October in qualification Group 7 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and, despite Kirkland being injured, he failed to play as Wolves' Matt Murray was selected.[107][108] For the following qualifier against Macedonia on 15 October Howarth failed to make the bench.[109][110] Following his move to Tranmere his international call-ups continued, and he was selected for a get-together of the under-21s in November, ahead of their 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifiers against Portugal and Turkey in March and April 2003.[111] However, he did not play in either game, with Bywater and Murray starting.[106] He was given a late call-up to the squad for qualifiers against Macedonia and Portugal in September, but did not eventually meet up with the team as an agreement was reached that he would only be on standby for the games.[112][113]

Post-football

Following his retirement from football, Howarth became a paramedic.[114] He became a coach for City Football Development in August 2009, which was set up to offer coaching to youngsters in York.[115]

Personal life

Howarth has been an Everton supporter since the early 1990s.[116] His girlfriend Victoria worked as a deputy head teacher and while Howarth was a Tranmere player the couple lived on the Wirral.[4] Their daughter, Georgia May, was born in late 2004.[117] After signing for Bradford in 2005, Howarth briefly lived with his parents in Riccall before purchasing a second home in Halifax, West Yorkshire to live in with his partner.[117]

Career statistics

Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
York City 1999–2000[6] Third Division 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
2000–01[20] Third Division 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2001–02[33] Third Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2002–03[50] Third Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 8 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 14 0
Tranmere Rovers 2002–03[118] Second Division 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2003–04[63] Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2004–05[69] League One 8 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 9 0
Total 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
Bradford City 2005–06[77] League One 11 0 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 15 0
2006–07[119] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 11 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 16 0
Career totals 31 0 2 0 5 0 6 0 44 0
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance in Football League Trophy

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